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<\/a><\/p>\nQuestion <\/strong>What has dark red leaves and flowers like a trouper until the first frost?<\/p>\n Answer<\/strong> One of the Bishop’s family of Dahlias.<\/p>\n Dahlias in the Bishop series have the darkest leaves and produce an abundance of flowers through to the first frost. All are single of semi-double flowering but the colour scheme varies as many were grown from seed. Bishops Children are open centered dahlias.<\/p>\n Bishop of Llandaff<\/strong> the old favourite that found new favour after a Chelsea show (AGM 1928). They have dark bronze-green foliage and vibrant red semi-double blooms.<\/p>\n Bishop of York<\/strong> is a bright yellow with a single layer of petals.<\/p>\n Bishop of Leicester<\/strong> is a pale pink with yellow collarette in the open centre.<\/p>\n Bishop of Canterbury<\/strong> is a cerise or dark pink colour.<\/p>\n Bishop of Oxford<\/strong> is a personal favourite with a strong orange coloured bloom. You can grow a range of dark leaved Dahlias from seeds in a packet named Bishops Children fromThompson Morgan for \u00c2\u00a32.99. Or annual Dahlias with dark foliage Dahlia variabilis Redskin for \u00c2\u00a32.69.<\/p>\n You can also buy a collection of these Dahlias from the Daily Telegraph <\/a><\/p>\n See also Red Hot Dahlias at Gardeners Tips<\/a> and Dahlias a History<\/a><\/p>\n Seed Cultivation Instructions<\/strong> Sow February to April. Germinate at 68-86F on the surface of a good free draining, damp seed compost. Apply a layer of compost or vermiculite, \u00c2\u00bcin deep. Place in a propagator or seal container inside a polythene bag until after germination which usually takes 7-21 days. Do not exclude light at any stage, as this helps germination. Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into trays or 3in pots. Grow on in cooler, well lit conditions for 10-15 days before planting out 12-18 inches apart after all risk of frost. Will grow to a height of 24-30 inches.<\/p>\n Prefers a moist, well drained soil in full sun. Tubers may be lifted and overwintered frost free for use the following year. ‘A fiery mix of such striking colour, yet with the innocent flower faces of Bishop’s Children. Mid-height, and blends extremely well into borders. However, be warned that a colour eruption may occur! Spectacular in bedding and containers, and as a cut flower.Height: 60-75cm (24-30 inches). Planting distance 12-18 inches.’ Dark leaved Bishop Dahlias are looking very good as Autumn comes to an end. Children will be surprised the leaves are not green and the flowers remain so colourful<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[95,113],"class_list":["post-10627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-flowers","tag-cut-flowers","tag-tubers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10627\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Bishop’s Offspring<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nCollective Noun for Bishops<\/h3>\n
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\nA fiery mix of such striking colour, yet with the innocent flower faces of Bishop’s Children. Mid-height, and blends extremely well into borders. However, be warned that a colour eruption may occur! Spectacular in bedding and containers, and as a cut flower.
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\nGrowing Instructions<\/p>\n
\nBishops Childen<\/strong> is a seed collection of annual Dahlias that have similar features. Dark leaves single or semi double flowers and in this case a low growing habit.<\/p>\n
\nThompson & Morgan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"